"The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart exults, and with my song I shall thank Him. The Lord is their strength, and He is a saving defense to His anointed.” Psalm 28:7-8 Beloved Ones, The...
“May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.” II Thessalonians 3:5 Beloved Ones in Christ, As Paul prayed in II Thessalonians, I pray that the Lord is directing your hearts to the love and steadfastness of Christ. It is...
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” II Corinthians 5:17 Beloved Ones, In II Corinthians 5:17 we are reminded that we are new creations in Christ, and we can move forward and face life’s...
“The angel said unto them, ‘Fear not, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” Luke 2:10 Beloved Ones, On that first Christmas, the angel told the shepherds the good news that a Savior, Jesus Christ, had been born...
Beloved Ones in Christ, I Thessalonians 5:24 says that the God who calls us is faithful. I thought of this verse this week when I heard of the passing of my dear friend, Don Leavitt. He was a man who exemplified God’s faithfulness. Though we will...
"When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:17-18 Dear Ones in Christ, What a comfort to read the words of the psalmist as he reflects on the Lord’s compassionate heart. When I...
“When Jesus saw the crowds, He had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Matthew 9:36 Dear Ones, Recently I was moved by this scripture in the Gospel of Matthew when I read about the compassion of Jesus. His heart went...
“How precious are Thy thoughts unto me, O God, how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with Thee.” Psalm 139:17-18 Dear Ones, Since I returned from India the end of June,...
“The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.” II Peter 3:9 Beloved Ones, Dayan and I returned home safely from India at the end of June, and we...
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?...